Various teaching/learning methods have been developed for cognitive learning. In the 1960s,
Jerome Bruner developed a theory of cognitive and thinking growth that has had a propound
effect on education. Bruner said that knowing is a process. He focused on the importance of
understanding the structure of a subject being studied, the need for active learning as the basis
for understanding, and the importance of reasoning in learning. Discovery learning, as
proposed by Bruner, encourages students to actively use their intuition, imagination, and
creativity. Teachers propose issues or problems and students gather data and observations to
develop hypotheses, confirm or refine their hypotheses, and explain or prove their hypotheses.
The method of discovery learning is not limited to such highly formalized subjects as
mathematics and physics. Its application is important in various disciplines, including music
education. Research regarding discovery learning and its conceptual approach in music
education is continuing. The content for study in discovery learning has a large range, and
various roles for the teacher/learner have been proposed. For success of discovery learning in
music education, a stage model that has definite steps is needed with development of
intentional instructor questions for each stage. The purpose of this study is multi-faceted. An
understanding of J. Bruner\'s discovery learning method as applied to music education is
developed with reflection on the meaning of discovery learning in music education. Study of
the types of discovery learning and instructor questions for application in the steps of a music
learning model are developed, and an effective stage model with specific content for discovery
learning in music education is proposed. A stage model with 3 styles of discovery learning,
including a guided discovery style, a convergent discovery style, and a divergent discovery
style, is suggested for music teaching/learning. Each style is developed in relation to the
general characteristics of the style, the teacher/learner relationship, decision making, the roles
of the teacher and the learner, the style of the instructor questions, and the characteristics of
music learning.